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Indiana Jones Had The Right Idea After All

When you're facing certain destruction, hiding in the refrigerator is a great plan. Say you're being chased by a damaged post-apocalyptic robot with the American flag on its face, which has reconstituted itself using kitchen appliances, like in this scene from 1990's Hardware. The thing hunts via infrared, so maybe the fridge is the safest place in your home? Except if the thing turns out to have other methods of hunting, and then you're kinda screwed.

7:23 PM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,939 views, 23 comments

Latest by knyne: I've always loved this movie along with Richard Stanley's other great film, "Dust Devil." It's difficult to think of another director who was treated so shabbily by Hollywood. more »

smart goggles

Recognize Everyone You've Ever Met With Smart Goggles

Smart Goggles will totally revolutionize social interaction. When you meet people, instead of struggling to remember their names and other pertinent details, you'll just file the info with your glasses, which will recognize those people next time and display the stored information. How long will it be before someone programs a pair to come up with Terminator-style instruction lists? Just don't get too snarky about your coworkers in the notes your glasses save about them — they're bound to fall into the wrong hands. More »

10:40 AM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
1,138 views, 28 comments

Latest by n/a: @Signal: That gets me thinking, do we actually NEED to know all this stuff? So what if I forgot someone's face? If something is really important I'd remember it. And there aren't many things worth remembering. Most of it is more »